Months ago, CNN had lost 90% of its viewers since Bitem became “president”. All the others lost huge % too, like 540-50%. Months ago, probably more now.
Huge numbers of people get their news - real news - elsewhere.
EXACTLY THIS.
"The media" have ONLY what power We The People GIVE them. They put up a wall? Go around it. Circumvent them. Utilize alternative means of transmitting information.
Doing so does take effort, which a great many people are unwilling to expend. But the results are worth it.
Yup, but it's worse than some in our awakened bubble think. Massive numbers of people watch Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS nightly news. Even more watch their local affiliates every day. There's the morning shows people have on in the background while preparing for work. Then, since game shows and soaps are no longer an afternoon thing, there are "news" programs from about 3 to 6 until the nightly news airs (and again at 11). I know a lot of "educated" people who believe that listening to NPR is the wokest thing in the world. Cable news is but a sliver of the hold the networks have on the populace and I haven't even mentioned news papers. The bottom line is we have a long way to go to overcome network "news".